That changed soon after we got on a different boat for that day’s excursion. We took a 45 minute ride to a place called Glacier Point so that we could do some canoeing and see another glacier. The ride to and from Glacier Point allowed us to see what I felt was the best scenery of our trip.
Leaving Skagway:
Seals:
Davidson Glacier from the sea:
Where glacier runoff meets regular ocean water:
When we arrived in Glacier Point, we were put on a bus and driven a short way to a clearing in the woods. We were given boots and a life jacket, and then we walked a short distance to a river, whilst being eaten alive by mosquitoes. This is what we saw when we got to the river:
The canoes we were put into all had motors on the back, which was nice as we had to go upriver into a lake, and then to the edge of that lake. Both the river and the lake were created by glacier runoff. When we got to the edge of the lake, we walked a short distance up to the glacier.
Blurry photo of Becca as she was moving quickly out of the ice cave, after getting yelled at by our guide:
Notice the small column of ice holding the overhang up? That's why she got yelled at.
Honestly, I could visit a glacier every day and I don’t think it would ever get old. The colors and the textures are beautiful and offer lots of opportunities for cool and interesting photos. And at this particular glacier, the scenery opposite the glacier isn’t too shabby, either:
After we got back to Skagway, we walked around town for a while, but there wasn’t much to see. Skagway is devoted almost 100% to tourism, and nothing that we saw there couldn’t be seen in other Alaskan towns, so we went back to the ship after a short time and spent the rest of the day hanging out on the ship.
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